Strolling Down St. Marks Place

Acrylics on Paper 14"x17"

I love traveling throughout the city especially downtown  Manhattan. I always enjoyed walking and taking pictures, so I've always carried my camera, Nikon D50. I always took pictures, and when I saw this couple in the distance I couldn't help myself I took a picture of them. They're looking at each other in such a loving and caring way. They seem like a endearing couple strolling down St. Mark's Place.

To be honest, I don't see many couples look at each other in that way.

So many people fall in love for the wrong reasons. There are people who are married and don't love each other. There are people who are only together because of the children. 

 A dear friend of mine always had a boyfriend. At first I thought she loved the idea of being in love, but I was wrong. Every time we will bump into each other, she would always ask me, “Girl when you going to get a boyfriend?” My answer has always been,” Well…..I don't know, there are so many knuckleheads to choose from!”. Then we would just laugh!

One day she asked me again, “Why you don't have a boyfriend yet?” I told her with my busy schedule, I just haven't met the right guy. Also I just didn't want someone to bring me down just so that I can declare, ” I have a boyfriend, hooray!”  He will have to be worthy of my time and vice versa.

She looked at me with a sad look on her face and said I never thought of it that way. My friend from childhood stated that she wanted a boyfriend just so she wouldn't be lonely. She also confessed that she didn't want people to judge her if she didn't have one. She said that she wished that she would've thought the same way, three kids later, troubled boyfriends….. the guys in her life cost her more problems than happiness.

Ideally, at this precise moment in the painting, is representational of love. As a couple, they should enhance each other's lives not bring each other down. All of us deserve that much.